Green City Council President Chris Humphrey (right) sits next to councilman Bob Young as he states to a room filled with disgruntled Green residents that they should be angry with the Ohio EPA and FERC for paving the way for Nexus to build their pipeline through Green during the special meeting of Green City Council to vote on approving the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday in Green. The council voted 4-3 to approve the settlement. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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Green residents listen as City of Green council members speak then vote 4-3 to approve the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday in Green. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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Green Mayor Gerard Neugebauer (right) listens as council members speak during the special meeting of Green City Council to vote on approving the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday. The council voted 4-3 to approve the settlement. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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Green Mayor Gerard Neugebauer expresses his frustration with state and federal agencies that have paved the way for Nexus to build their pipeline through Green and reluctantly approves of the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday in Green. Council voted 4-3 to accept the settlement. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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Angered Green residents leave a council meeting as the council votes 4-3 to approve the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday in Green. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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Green resident Ellyn Moser becomes upset as she talks about the park where her two sons play football and is on the proposed route of the Nexus pipeline during the special meeting of Green City Council to vote on approving the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday in Green. The resolution was approved. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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Green resident Elaine Selzer says she lives on 48 acres that has been in her family since 1919 that is considered to be in the "kill zone" of the proposed Nexus pipeline if that should be an explosion during the special meeting of Green City Council to vote on approving the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday in Green. The resolution was approved. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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Green resident Justin Leonti says the proposed settlement of seven million dollars is too low during the special meeting of Green City Council to vote on approving the settlement with Nexus for the building of a pipeline through the city Wednesday in Green. (Karen Schiely/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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